Hi, I'm Payton.

I'm a freelance book editor living in Oklahoma City with my partner and our plant babies, but I have the incredible privilege of working with writers all over the world. I'm also a coffee-drinking, book-reading, adventurous kind of girl. I'm also a creative writer, mixed-media artist, audiophile, fantasy enthusiast, and gamer.

I have worked as a freelance editor for over ten years and over the course of my editorial career, I've edited and contributed to a variety of fiction and nonfiction stories across a wide range of genres and demographics-such as novels, short stories, memoirs and other creative nonfiction works, literary journals, resumes, cover letters, and job search documents, social media content, marketing materials, website copy, and newspaper and magazine articles-to name a few.

I specialize in copyediting and proofreading but I also have ample experience in developmental editing and other editorial roles as well. 

I am usually gushing about books on Goodreads and IndieReader or I'm sharing writing advice, publishing news, and tips for other aspiring freelancers on my blog! 

Here, on Wattpad, I share my own fiction creative writing. This profile isn't representative of my entire body of work, but these are the pieces I am comfortable sharing online. My other work can be found in various Oklahoma literary publications, but I hope to publish a new poetry collection in 2026.